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How does a global faith negotiate cultural and sociological pressures while retaining its distinctive religious appeal? That's a question Mormon sociologist and author Armand Mauss recently explored in an address at Utah State University.

On Tuesday, Mauss, former state Sen. Stuart Reid and Tribune religion writer Peggy Fletcher Stack join Jennifer Napier-Pearce to discuss how the LDS Church can survive — and thrive — in the coming decades.

Watch this video chat at sltrib.com. You can also join the discussion by sending questions and comments to the hashtag #TribTalk on Twitter and Google+ or texting 801-609-8059.

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